Connecticut western news., 1887-07-20
NEWS IN SHORT ORDER.
DOMESTIC HAPPENINGS TOLD
 IN A FEW BRIEF WORDS.


 DOMESTIC HAPPENINGS TOLD
 IN A FEW BRIEF WORDS. Interesting Paragraphs Condensed from Many Redundant Columns. At Willborn, Texas, while W. E. Farquhar and Dr. J. F. Ewes were jointly discussing the prohibition amendment, Farquhar, who had concluded bis argument against the amend ment, became enraged at the remarks of Dr. Ewes, who favored it, and fired at him with Ballard rife. The ball missed it's mark and lodged in the wall just behind the speakers head. Dr. Eyes was not disconcerted by his opponents attempt to take his life, and con- cluded his speech amid prolonged applause.
 Three deaths from sunstroke occurred in Boston on one day.
 John c. Fitzgibbons, proprietor of the FL dorado House, at Kansas City, detected Pat Kelly Tn the act of stealing valse from room in his house. He pursued the thief and finally shot him through the head while he was running, killing him instantly.
 The bite of a pet dog caused the death of highly esteemed citizen of Detroit. Tom Kelly entered the shooting gallery of Jeff Stevens at Kansas City. He picked up gun and was handling it when tho proprietor ordered him to lay 1t down. A dispute follow ed which ended in Stevens shooting Kelly fatal ly in the abdomen. This is the third person Stevens has shot within year.
 The principal business buildings of Han- ford, Cal, were burned. Loss, Sl5o,O00.
 A convention is being held at Huron, Dak., to organize for the fall campaign ln favor of division of that territory.
 Customs officers at San Francisco have ar rested a man giving the name of Alfred Rhod- us, residence St. Louis, on a charge of opium smuggling. It is believed this arrest will lead toimportant results, and may end in breaking nf Tors, hnr hoe been known have been operating by way of British Columbia and Canada to bring opium to San Francisco.
 The teachers Convention at Chicago asks federal aid for education ill the Southern States.
 Assays of the quartz found on the gold prospect of the Lake Superior Iron Company near Ishpeming, Mich, gave SIS in gold from twelve ounces of rock, or 9o5, ,OOO gold to the ton. Miners have traced 8 vein POO feet on the surface.
 The town of Roam, Ind., was attacked by acloud of insects resembling millers, so dense that lights had to be lighted. The pests GOV cred everything. Business was suspended for 8 time. Bonfires were built, which attrac ed the insects, and their bodies were soon piled up in great heaps around each fire.
 William H. Emerson & Co.,, iron manufac- turers of Pittsburg, Pa., have made an assign ment. Their liabilities are S2C0, COG, with nom- inal assets of S40O, ,0OO.
 Mrs. James Kinney of Joliet, Ill.,, gave birth to four children, each weighing about four pounds. Three of them were born alive, but lived only few hours.
 A 10-year-old Providence girl, Mary Petzloff tried to light the kitchen fire to prepare he1 fathers supper, her mother being too drunk to attend to that duty. She essayed to use can of kerosene, as she had observed her mother do, and an explosion followed. The |. child was wrapped in flames and her body a fbOnph fingered few hours before dying.
 A farmer near Shelbyyille, Ind, after burglars had made visit tn his house, depos- ited $20 600 in coin in the bank for fear of another call.
 By the burning of tho St. Lawrence sugar refinery, in Montreal, one man was killed by falling froma fire escape, and it is feared that others are lost ill the ruins.
 Presley Hubbard, farmer in Saline county, Ill.,, was killed by blow from the fist of Edward Reed, a rich farmer. Immediately before Reeds son had whipped Hubbard's son on tho highway and young Hubbard's father demanded an explanation from Reed. A quar- rel ensued, and Reed struck Hubbard with such force with his fist as to break his neck. Reed gave himself up.
 -Seaborn Green and Josh Shoala, Creek Indians, have been convicted of the murder of the United States deputy marshals in Indian Territory, Jan 17. Dr. Walker, the other accused Indian, was acquitted.
 In Kansas City an unknown man dropped dead from theNeffects of the heat; John Galla- gher died from drinking too much ice water; workman named Swillert was crushed to death by falling stone; Edward Lawrence was crushed by piece of ice while loading ear; two tranps were killed by Santa Fe pas scnser train: John Littlejohn was thrown from Q buggy by . runaway team and fatally injur cd, and Edward Burlington was fatally injured by premature exp osion. Tho New England Ship Building Com pany's shipyard at Bath, Me-, was burned.
 -Co.ored South Carolina colonists in Li- bcria report that they arc starving, and ask help to leave Africa.
 Three children of August Williamson, aged $, 10 and 12 years, residing in tho town the explosion of Q can of powder into which they threw lighted fireeracker. Their hands, faces and heads were seriously burned. The clothing of the youngest caught fire, and in order to extinguish the fire the child was plunged into tub of water. The little one died. The two elder children will recov,r /, but one is in danger of becoming blind
 The Swan failure al Cheyenne has involved one of the largest Scotch land and cattle com panies to the extent of $500, ,0OJ, for which it has entered suit in Chicago.
 President A. B. Hill, of tho New York Stock Exchange, expired suddenly in the Board room at noon, after publicly announc- ing the death of fellow broker and friend All business was suspended for the day. Tho Boston and Philadelphia Stock Exchange also closed.
 The United States Marshal sold s46, 800 worth of eonfiscated opium at San Francisco.
 The jury in the case of Roth, who died in tho Insane Asylum at Wards Island, N. Y., and whose ribs Nere found broken after the removal of the body to the Morgue, censured several of the officials. Two of the night attendants were held in $500 bail each for the action of the gra nd jury.
 Mark Shannon, of Painesyille o. sculptor, well known in New York, met horrible death at Erie, Pa. He was at work on the govern ment building being erected under the direc- tion of Supervising Architect Bell. A mishap precipitated him from the roof to the ground His body was crushed and death resulted im- mcdiately.
 The members of the gang which lynched John Davis near Eckerty, Perry county, Ind, nave put the Eelghborhood under a reign of terror, and threathen death to anybody giving information to the newspapers. Davis was horribly mutilated and was probably dead be- fore being hanged. An attempt was also made to lynch his brother, but he succeeded in mak- ing bi5 escape.
 The body of Lena Hartung, the young girl whom 1t was supposed committed suicide by drowning herself Tn the Monongahcla River at Pittsburgh, was eNhumed and it was discovered that she was dead before being placed in the water.
 A Bold Railroad Thief.
 The new general manager of the Wabash Western, Charles M Hays, and several of his lieutenants, including General Freight Agent Knight and Assistant General Passenger Agent Crane. wero subjected to an experience that they will remember for some time. The party left tho Union station in St. Louis, Mo-, for Chicago, III. The general managers pri- vate car was attached to the regu ar Wabash train, and about a:30 Mir. Hays ard MT. Knight and several others retired in the two state rooms. MT. Crane preferred an ordinary sec tion, and the porter fell asleep near the door About 3 o'clock in the morning, when the